Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs

Name: How to cook Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Christina

Slow Cooker Italian Style Meatballs

My family loves meatballs and this is such an easy way to make them on a busy weeknight. It also means we can serve it in many different ways...for instance my kids prefer spaghetti and meatballs and my husband prefers meatball subs. I like my meatballs and sauce over spaghetti squash. If you're not using a lean meat for this, then you might want to brown the meatballs under the broiler for a few minutes on each side first...this will allow you to drain a lot of the grease before adding the meatballs to the slow cooker.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

1 lb.

lean ground beef (or lean ground turkey)

1/2 cup

breadcrumbs

large egg

2 tbsp.

milk

1 tsp.

each dried basil, dried parsley

1/2 tsp.

each garlic powder, onion powder, pepper

1/4 tsp.

salt

1 can (28 oz.)

crushed tomatoes

1 can (14.5 oz.)

diced tomatoes, undrained

1 can (6 oz.)

tomato paste

2 tsp.

dried basil

1 tsp.

each dried parsley, granulated sugar

1/2 tsp.

each dried oregano, Italian seasoning, pepper, salt

1/2

yellow onion, diced

2 cloves

garlic, minced

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Grease your slow cooker. Place in all of the sauce ingredients and stir together.

* Step 2

In a large bowl, place all of the meatball ingredients. Use your hands to thoroughly combine it all together.

* Step 3

Roll out the meatballs, using about 1 tbsp of meat per ball. Place the meatballs into the sauce in the slow cooker.

* Step 4

Make sure to spoon the sauce over the top of the meatballs. Then place the lid on and cook on low heat for 5-7 hours, until the meatballs are no longer pink in the center.